Customer Reviews

Call of Duty 3

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

just a great game in the COD tradition. i was watching a friend play this game on the 360 with an lcd tv drooling, and thought what will the old xbox version look like on my old crt tv. boy, was i pleasantly surprised. the xbox version is great. graphics are wonderful, just as many reviews have said. play is engrossing. dont give up your old xbox until you play this game. pushes the xbox to its limits and those limits are really good. a definite buy for COD fans. i should say too that i was originally looking for COD3 on the pc, but there wont be a pc version. so i bought it for the xbox, and im not disappointed.

I rented this game recently and after the experience I plan on buying it. I've always wanted a long-lasting game that i could wear out--much like my disc of Halo 2. I think that I finally found it.

I beat approximately half of the campaign mode...and well, here is some of what I liked: felt similar to H2 in the way health works, good graphics and sound, the amount of war action on the screen and the way you can charge into battle blindly because of all the smoke, fire, and debris, etc. My biggest complaints are that (on Normal) grenades rarely killed me, my buddies appear to be invincible, grenades are hard to throw accurately.

But where I was really impressed was online. The only annoying thing was how they switched around the button layout. Why do game developers do that? Nonetheless, I love the dynamic and it reminded me of Black Hawk Down. You choose from several kits--medic, scout, rifleman, light/heavy assault, etc.

I was excited to see the Medic, because it was so cool from BHD. But in this game, you get a shotgun instead of a light machine gun, which renders him fairly useless. It also takes some time to revive people (like 2 seconds), which is just enough for a sniper to tap you.

I had the most fun with the scout. He has a scoped weapon for sniping (which is what I enjoy)...but best of all, he can call in Air Strikes. I have never seen this in a game before, but it was awesome. Nothing's cooler than last night when I got like 4 kills off an "air strike" (really its artillery fire)--which also took out an enemy tank. You just look thru some binoculars, mark you target, and in about 2 seconds watch the fireworks.

Well, to start out, the game is full of fun action, next to you there might be a German ready to take you down with his rifle in hand to hand combat, one behind a door waiting to shoot you, or a Panzer tank that will blow you to pieces. You get to play as the Americans(favorite), which just completely invade the Germans. The Polish who bring in their armor and blow up the Germans. The Canadians, I can't really say, they just come in with nice supply of troops. But I was upset with the gameplay of the "British" you play more like a special soldier, because you mainly fight with the French guys who die really easily and speak to much French, while your hardcore British ally is arguing with them. You only get to fight as a soldier or command a tank, no boats, no planes, but it is still fun because there is so much chaos, and explosions, tanks, soldiers, air raids, and artillery (this amount of chaos is only put in some levels). The graphics are nice and the details are put in well but they are NOT perfect. However, the movie graphics are amazing and I enjoy watching them, with the option to view movies, guns, vehicles, and characters - which is very nice. Overall the game is fun and historically accurate, even with a few interviews of real soldiers added in. But also the game is short and limited with only 14 levels of playing as 4 different allied soldiers, only in the Battle of Normandy/France... it goes no further. I would recommend buying this game for a cheap price if you can find it.

Overview
Graphics - 7
Music/Sound - 9
Gameplay - 8
Length/Variety - 5
History - 9

The campaign details are very good. The game is very enjoyable, but it does not have the multi-player option. I wish I knew that before I bought it.

This game is a must have for those of you who still are clinging to their Xbox at the twilight of it's life cycle. Treyarch and Activision have demonstrated their ability to create engaging gameplay, and show their technical know-how with amazing graphics. However, the single-player game is very easy on normal. It takes more than you would think to die, and your health automatically replenishes. Actually, there isn't even a health meter. Nazis die easily, and you can plow through a level in know time. The levels, on a sidenote, are very linear, however very amazing.

Oh, and Xbox Live is incredible as well...when it works. For some reason, it's very hard to connect to a server, because it says "game no longer available" for 9 of the 10 times i try to connect (this is on servers with player slots leftover). However, once you get connected (it takes patience, but eventually it works) it's usually worth the pain. There are several different modes of play that are all fun and easy to learn. Dying doesn't take much, which is a mixed bag for some people (i think it's good, its more realistic and the upper hand player should win the battle) and the vehicles...man, their fun. And the framerate online remains very steady, i have a 384 kbps in/out connection and runs very smoothly.

thats what i have to say for this game. Although getting into an online match is tough, it's still worth 50 dollars because the game is SO DARN FUN.

jcsthebomb

I bought COD3 for my long-in-the-tooth-but-still-kicking XBOX before I got any other COD games and was quite impressed with the graphics, gameplay etc. as other reviewers have noted.

Now that I just finished COD2 Big Red ONE, I can say there is a HUGE difference in COD3 - it's much better

What I was particularly impressed with is the game AI. In Big Red One, it seems every German took 2-3 shots to kill - reminded me of the old Wolfenstein or Doom days. They just kept popping up again like punching bags.

This is MUCH better in COD3, as is the interaction w/ your squad mates.

Unlike other people, I found it tough to plays this 1-2 hours at a time. I'm afraid I rand through it in about 3 sessions including a few late nights early into the morning. I guess that is a test of how good a game is.

This game is the best COD game they have made. I was amazed when they released onto Xbox and the 360. The Graphics are amazing. The Game play is a little easy, but great overall. Buy this game!

As a casual gamer that plays perhaps 1-2 hours per day then this is a great game. I would say that I would love to pick this game if I wanted something to destress my day after work or after playing a hardcore game for 8 hours. This is your simple mindless shooting game where you can run around and shoot your enemies. The cuts scenes are nice but I play at night and hardly have the volume up since others are sleeping. So far I haven't found anything that the cut scene has that was crucial so your basic "find enemy and shoot" is your goal. Map design is a bit boring and like the other reviewer has said the textures tend to repeat a lot. You'll often wonder where to go because the trees are blocking your view but your team mates sort of prompts you on where to go which is good because it gives a realistic feel. Even though you'll often go gun crazy in this game you wont feel as if you're rambo because there are always team members folowing or leading. The bad part is that sometimes it is very hard to know who the enemy is if you plan on taking an alternate path.

The battles: They are very gripping and fun to play through. Levels are mostly lineer with nav points on the radar prompting you where to go. Nothing too complicated. The melee punches are fun to use but the grenade seems to be rather useless at times. Can't shoot and throw a granade at the same time. Players stand there winding up a granade and hope that the soldier's A.I. isn't smart enough to see you. Often times I would empty several more rounds into an enemy that is already dead but I could not tell because his death animation ended above the ground making him look as if he was standing.

Finaly thoughts: Its a fun game to rent or just pick up for cheap. Short and gets to the point. I'm sure you'll know exacty what you will get.

As I have played all three of the CODs this is by far the best one yet. The graphics are awesome, and the levels challenge you more than some of the other wargames out there. I finished the game in 8 hours and was left only wanting more! Hopefully they will answer with COD 4 soon, and hopefully it will only get better. Until then I will be playing COD 3 over and over again.

This game is pushing the old Xbox to it's limits.I thought it was a waste of money but when I realized I was not getting a PS3 soon.I just bought it.It was unfreakin beleavable!This has almost Xbox 360 graphics.As always the gamplay has been improved.Thanks EA,you rock!I play Xbox Live so it is as good as HALO 2 online.If u have live on Halo 2,u know what I am talking about.This is awsoeme.Please consider this game for Xbox,not PS2!That sucks.Your Xbox has a lot of power in it.Game devlopers need to just use it.Again,EA you own everyone.Peace!